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A group of Jamaican technicians, newly-arrived in Britain, sit in armchairs and read newspapers and magazines in the lounge at West India House. On the coffee table can be seen a copy of 'The Manchester Guardian Weekly'. They have travelled to Britain to train and work in various factories in Merseyside.

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